Emmys 2021: Late-night TV winners pay tribute to the late Norm MacDonald

Comedian and histrion Norm MacDonald, who died past week astatine 61, ne'er won an Emmy for his enactment connected “Saturday Night Live” oregon his different TV projects, but helium was acold from forgotten astatine the Emmys connected Sunday.

“No 1 was funnier successful the past 20 years than Norm MacDonald connected precocious nighttime comedy,” said John Oliver, arsenic helium judge the grant for champion assortment speech bid for “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

“If you person immoderate clip successful the adjacent week bash what I did and walk clip YouTubing clips of Norm and Conan due to the fact that it conscionable doesn’t get amended than that,” helium said.

Producer Lorne Michaels, who accepted the grant for champion sketch amusement for “Saturday Night Live,” besides wrapped up his remarks with a motion to MacDonald’s enactment connected the show.

“Weekend Update has been portion of ‘Saturday Night Live’ for much than 40 years,” Michaels said of the faux newscast that MacDonald anchored for years. “Here I’d similar to wage tribute to 1 of the champion we ever had, Norm MacDonald. Thank you.”